Folding beauty-health board



2 Sheets-Sheet 1 www my zal georgia Kfzjarge- A. BURKETT EK'AL FOLDING BEAUTY-HEALTH BOARD Aug. 16, 1949.

Filed March 4, 1946 ug- 15 1949 A. BURKE-rr ETAL FOLDING BEAUTYTHEALTH BOARD 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 4, 1946 Patented Aug. 16, 1949 STATES OFFICE j l i "l`2,j479,4e*9' L v `Fortunati BEAUTY-Hmmmnoaan t Amy Brkett and Georgiegy lteag'ei; GreeneCoun'g'tMo;r Y Y Applica'ticmMarchl 4, 1946,serialfrm.v` 651332 invention relates. to l improvements in urniture';.andfmore particularly to bodymanipulatirigftablesand for benches; l

\ One: of `the objects thereof Vis` to provide` a simple;l ei`n`cient and inexpensive: devicer of this character which is adapted to for especialluse in connection.` withphysicallculture; chiropractic, osteopathicA andzbody) invigorating; exercises:` and theflik'e. f Another'object-tiiereoris to provide altable'lor bencht fori use: in: correcting defects. imposture, nervous rdisorders which muscular massagiigarid manipulationYV can correct, and Acoritortiorial movements of bodily1imbslandlmusclesiwhich?are found conducive inlthepromotioiifofgoodhealth; Ai further objectoftls invention is2 to provide a form: of table1 or bench: characterizedlby 1the circumstance that'A it is: normallyhel'd at la? horizontal level; but canlinstantly be' converted into a` table: or bench with' an: inclined :topi for the pur-A pose: of raising. one",4 portionof the Vbody:` or the occupanty thereon with: respect-z to: the` other f part of thebody; .f f x A@ still` further: object thereofis: t'o provide: a deviceof vthe character: descrbedfm'eansfor'l raisingannir loweringfonend of the-tablemr bench with respect` to the other; inorder to impart postural dev-ationsleto Lthe manipulatalole` partsY of theflmmanr anatomy recumbent thereupon` Agfurther obj ectthereofis-to provide,, inadevice of= thischaracter, means `for. supporting'. a table. or bench invarying.. inclinations by resorting to` actuating-meanswhich. travels along the bottom of thetableor benchtop.- A i A furtherr objectlthereoi.. is toI provide. in-a1 device of the character described, means. frfolding the't'op so as to form a small table orbench usefulf'or other purposes in the home or oice;

A'stillurther 'object thereof is to provide, in a'` device of the kirid described, means for fold-ing the legs up against'thetop in order-to' lessen the Vspace"required fortransport'ation or'storagefwhen notinuse: n j, 'l j With the above andpther objectsgin'lview; our invention consists in' the arrangement', combina'.- tion and; details; of construction]aisciosediiir the drawings and specifications; and tlienjmore'pa'rticularly-fpointed out inthe appendedf'cl'aim j Figure 1i is "a sideL elvation-l partly'insection, of orielformfofour invention,

Figur'e 2 is 'A a24 frag-mentali bottom f pla'n'- View: of

` the table top, Y

@gara-4' is. adbgitcdinallsecticna1 'elevation `of` connection with which is ae false top `member II Y spaceclibelowx Vtherefrom bymeans ofoppositely arrangedfvbars 2-I and 22 securedto false top -I-I. The tabletops` are supported atoppositeends fby two; sets.` offlegs;- one pair` beingrigidi` designated I5* and: IBipforr holding-vv at` arrielevtationA one end Ofi-the lt9able.hr Tl1ef table topy H- iskhingedly mounted-bymeansof lhinge fplates-`l3- upon pintles rzyjsecured W-ithhingep1atesl4-to the upper ends of:` rigid legs I5f and: I 6,- to'therebypermit the false top II to fold doWnTupon the-hinges just mentioned.= Between the-'parts- I'Ilsand; I-,I is a. space: If1,.infwh'ich extensioxiftop member 2Ta and brace bars I8 and I9 arefadaptedttoslide:

' Wefprovide-for supportingthe otheremi of the table fwitiii'refernce'tt tiefiiags l5 andy is; a pair of collapsible legs'i`32iand 33fhi1gedlyfmounted at their lower.' ends; byrhirigei plates 12a to' pintles l4a1in1inrgff-p1atesnSaanich are attached toileg stands'A 4T, restriguportthe same surface upon 39 formed longitudinally upon the under sides of the tracks 36.

For the purpose of providing a rigid under framework for the table,.it is contemplated that the leg stands 41 be braced and supported directly by means of such devices as tie bar 44. The rigid legs I5 and I E are also bracedA byrtie4 bars. .The i rigid legs I5 and I6 are braced to leg stands 41 by tie rod 48, which has oppositely pitched threads .45 atopposite ends thereof whichY are tapped into the tie bars respectively at 46. This tie `rod 48 may freely be adjustedVV or removed by turning it, and to' this end a'lpolygonal wrench hold 48a is providedbetween the ends of the tie rod.v Secured overlappingly upon theV top I and lextensible panel 26 thereof is a continuous corrugated quilt 43.` v The slidable bracing membeig composed of the bars I8, I9 and25, when closed lies inside of the table or bench proper. Panel 26 may be folded back into s urmounted relation upon top IIl in an obvious manner. Rear panel 21a may also be slid Ain toY Yspace vI'I so as to be closed inside of` the table or'bench proper. With the parts in this position,V and with all legs' in firmly upright .position,` as shown in Figure l, thetop will assume a horizontal level, and even keel. and forms a table or bench,.useful` andattractive. When tie rod '48 ismremroved thelegsmay be folded up against -the board Y:t'orgreater convenience and to save VVspace 'in storage orshipping.

In operation the extended table orY bench top may be tiltedto incline from high at one end Ato low at the'other, as follows: When it is desired to posture a person thereuponibracing' member I8, I9 and 25 is pulled out and the panel 26 is folded down upon its hinges 21fsoV as toproject in the-line of the table top .I8 and rest upon :bracing member I8, I9 and 25.

fSlidable panel 21a isnext pulled out, slidablysup- Vported upon top I'I, and held against lateral displacement therefrom by the bars 2| and'22. The head of the occupant will rest on the softcorrugated cushion 43 on panel'ZB, and his feet will rest. upon rpanel 21a in extendedposition.

28', 29 on` each leg 32 and 33 move forwardly in the direction ofthe rigid legs I andII. As these coupler arms are thus urged forwardly the lower pivotedY ends of these arms rock the legs 32 and -33 upon their lower hinges I2a and I3a tilting them at an'angle, which action takes place without the necessity of the coupler arms turning upontheir pivot pins 30 because the two-point bearing of the roller and pinion on opposite sides of the'track-rack, in each case, assures a perpen- ,dicular disposition: of'these couplers as the -pinions travel along in mesh with the racks. This is shown in dotted lines in Figure 1. But, as the legs 32 and 33 move forwardly they also move downwardly, and in doing so the Yrollers 35 will pull down upon the tracks 36, and, therefore, pull down also upon the false top II to which the tracks are secured. This tilts both the top I 0 and II andv bracing member I9, which has been extended .to support the panel 26 in extended position, so the entire table topY structure inclines downwardly, hanging down upon its hinges I2- I3. In fact the entire length of the table, consisting of top IU and front panel 26 in extended position and rear panel 21a also in extended position, will be tilted. As the table assumes such tilt or inclination, the head of the occupant will be lowered gradually to the desired degree of incline, and the feet will be elevated with respect thereto.V This will usually relieve strain on and fatigue of muscles, nerves and internal organs of the body of the occupant and tend to induce correct posture. At the end of the rest period, rota'- tions of the pinions is reversed so that the table top may be restored 'to initial horizontal position, and the occupant may rest in such position, if desired.

In the modified form of our invention, shown in Figures 4 and 5, the same results are accomplished in a dilerent manner. Here the device not only servesthe purpose of an inclinable posture table, also when not used for this purpose may be used as a hassock. The bottoni hassock section is wedge-shaped, being a rectangular enclosure with a bottom and closed top. The top 43 constitutes an Yinclined table top supported upon the wedgeshaped sides 50 so that the rear part 53 is highest and the front part 52 lowest, in height. The corrugated cushion cover 5I covers the part 43. The other hassock section is also wedge-shaped, whose top `55, when this section is closed in surmounted relation upon the lower hassock section, becomes its bottom when the sections assume the open position, as at 1I, 1Ia, shown in Figure 4. The upper hassock section tapers to a thin edge 51, has the sides 59 and highest part at its wall 58, which latter part, at its under edge, is hinged operatively to a pintle 54 so that this section may open and close upon the under section. The inclined top portion 56 of the last described hassock section is designated 5B. When both sectionsV assume the position .where one is extended in front of the other with confronting innerrparts 52 and 58, as in Figure 4,'there will be a .continuously beveled surface and wedge shaped structure presented to view, the top inclination of one section being continued in pitch onto the other section. The guide space 64 is formed by spacing a panel Ibelow top inclined panel- 63, so an extensible panel 65 may ride in and out of this space. Otherwise, the use and operation of the device is identical with what has already been described.

To close the two hassock sections, the narrower of the two wedge-shaped ones is folded up on its hinged pintle 54, which action also folds the .corrugated cushion upon itself and closes the one section cover-like upon the other, after which Vthe hook pivoted freely at 6E upon one section, is caught around the pin 68 on the other section so the top sections may be closed, one upon the other. The straps 18 are xedly secured at their upper ends and serve as a means in assisting in lowering and raising the body.

. We do not mean to confine ourselves to the ex act details of construction herein described,but

cover all variations falling within the scope o1 the appended claim.

We claim:

A device of the kind described comprising a frame including a pair of vertically extending fixed members at one end thereof, a table top pivotally mounted at one end thereof on the top oi' said members, a pair of collapsing members pivotally mounted at the bottom thereof on the other end of said frame, Ia gear rack secured to the bottom side of said table top and spaced downwardly therefrom, a lcoupling member pivotally mounted on the top of eaeh of said collapsing members, including a pinion member engaging said gear rack anda roller member disposed above said gear rack and in rolling engagement therewith, and means for rotating said pinion member 6 REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

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